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we won't see him. >> so good, mike viqueira. mitt romney, broke in the 10:00 hour, he'll have a lunch date at the white house tomorrow. do we know what the soup of the day is yet? >> reporter: not yet. we'll check with "the daily rundown" and chuck todd. right in the corner is the private dining room of the residence, of the white house. mitt romney will be here. something that president obama spoke of on election night in his victory speech in chicago, talked about getting together with mitt romney, a lot of speculation about when that would happen, whether it would be part of this campaign. we do know that this is a closed press event. we don't expect to see these two principals, these two former foes together at any point during the day. of course that could change. we really don't know. but he will be here for a private luncheon with the president tomorrow, thomas. >> do you think they'll exchange christmas gifts? >> i don't know. maybe that wine reserve -- well, maybe not wine reserve. it is mitt romney, after all. he does
we won't see him. >> so good, mike viqueira. mitt romney, broke in the 10:00 hour, he'll have a lunch date at the white house tomorrow. do we know what the soup of the day is yet? >> reporter: not yet. we'll check with "the daily rundown" and chuck todd. right in the corner is the private dining room of the residence, of the white house. mitt romney will be here. something that president obama spoke of on election night in his victory speech in chicago, talked about...
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nbc's mike viqueira. thank you, mike. >> thank you. >> stay with us. the week's "top lines" are coming up. oh, let me guess --ou see this? more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. something this delicious could only come from nature. now from the maker of splenda sweeteners, discover nectresse. the only 100% natural, no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. the rich, sweet taste of sugar. nothing artificial. ♪ it's all that sweet ever needs to be. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. >>> from a very insulting romney return to a most uncomfortable probe for the gop. here are today's "top lines." sabotage. >> i still love you, america. >> romney was a poop
nbc's mike viqueira. thank you, mike. >> thank you. >> stay with us. the week's "top lines" are coming up. oh, let me guess --ou see this? more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the...
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we begin with nbc's mike viqueira in washington. mike with a good day to you. i know you've just listened to a white house briefing on two big stories. let's talk about israel first. >> reporter: well you're right. we did hear from senior white house officials. aboard air force one the president on his way to southeast asia for a historic trip there. but these activities are really unfolding in israel and the gaza strip is dominating attention worldwide. the president spoke again with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he has spoken with him each day before this crisis began to unfold. they talked about the iron dome program, the anti-rocket defense that is so far from what we can tell effectively protecting israel from those rocket strikes out of the gaza strip. the president has also spoken with the new egyptian president, mohammed mersi and turkish prime minister. they have relations with has mass according to the senior official they were encouraged to engage hamas to get them to stop the rocket strikes which the official characterized as the pr
we begin with nbc's mike viqueira in washington. mike with a good day to you. i know you've just listened to a white house briefing on two big stories. let's talk about israel first. >> reporter: well you're right. we did hear from senior white house officials. aboard air force one the president on his way to southeast asia for a historic trip there. but these activities are really unfolding in israel and the gaza strip is dominating attention worldwide. the president spoke again with the...
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nbc's mike viqueira. thanks so much. we'll be right back to "clear the air." ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans and costs. you don't have to make...
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as mike viqueira reports, there are signs of flexibility on both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: it's a pledge almost all republicans have signed. to oppose tax increases of any kind. that once solid wall was showing crass. >> the pledge you signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago is for that congress. the world has changed, and the economic situation is different. >> reporter: but republicans insist in return for defying party doctrine, democrats must agree that changes in social security and medicare. >> i will violate the pledge, long story short, for the good of the country only if democrats will do entitlement reform. >> reporter: activists on the left are lining up to oppose those reforms, but the president has put them on the table before. during last year's failed talks on a grand bargain and more recently in his first post-election press conference. >> we have to continue to take a serious look at how we reform our entitlements because health care costs continue to be the biggest driver of our deficits. >> reporter: mr. obama has insisted that in any deal, tax rates on the wealthy
as mike viqueira reports, there are signs of flexibility on both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: it's a pledge almost all republicans have signed. to oppose tax increases of any kind. that once solid wall was showing crass. >> the pledge you signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago is for that congress. the world has changed, and the economic situation is different. >> reporter: but republicans insist in return for defying party doctrine, democrats must agree that changes in social...
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let's go to the white house where mike viqueira is standing by. are we going to see some confetti guns or all business? >> i think you're going to see a lot of conciliatory talk and a lot of owe va tours towards compromise and bipartisan over the course of the rest of this month anyway. alex, if past is precedent, i don't see any reason that's indicating we're going to see the annual end of the year christmas eve brinksmanship, partisanship posturing negotiations. it could be essentially what is a half a trillion dollar tax increase, at least for the short term, unit it ill they come back in january to work it out. that might be what it takes to get all the votes in line. there's high stakes here and it all boils down to one thing, and it's a relatively small thing in the larger scheme of things when talking about the tax increases together with the sequestration and its potential impact on the economy, it is will the president stick to raising taxes, extending the lower -- the bush tax cuts for everybody but those making those couples making more
let's go to the white house where mike viqueira is standing by. are we going to see some confetti guns or all business? >> i think you're going to see a lot of conciliatory talk and a lot of owe va tours towards compromise and bipartisan over the course of the rest of this month anyway. alex, if past is precedent, i don't see any reason that's indicating we're going to see the annual end of the year christmas eve brinksmanship, partisanship posturing negotiations. it could be essentially...
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. >> msnbc's mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. the president is clearly ready for whatever republicans plan to throw at him when they show up for meetings at the white house tomorrow. he showed up at that press conference today and he was in fighting form, wasn't he? >> reporter: he was. certainly with regard to that issue of susan rice, u.n. ambassador. in terms of the tax cut, the fiscal cliff approaching, looming now, which everyone agrees would be a catastrophe if we were to go over it, there's still a lot of brinksmanship going on. the president said proposal from republicans to raise revenue without raising tax rates on the wealthy, which president again insisted on today, the president says the math simply does not work. he said that is not a red line, per se. if they can come back to me and show me how we can raise the revenue one way or another and get the wealthy to pay their fair share, he's keeping an open mind to that. so, the president on the one hand setting down a firm line, as he has before, about having that rate
. >> msnbc's mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. the president is clearly ready for whatever republicans plan to throw at him when they show up for meetings at the white house tomorrow. he showed up at that press conference today and he was in fighting form, wasn't he? >> reporter: he was. certainly with regard to that issue of susan rice, u.n. ambassador. in terms of the tax cut, the fiscal cliff approaching, looming now, which everyone agrees would be a catastrophe...
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we have all sides of washington covered with mike viqueira at the white house. was any progress made today? >> reporter: they say they wren weren't real nxs per se. it was each side putting up their opening bid. it's clear they want to do something major this year, not just kick the can down the road. of course, they see themselves as having the upper hand. they want to press the political advantage. there will be discussions over the next several days. congress for all intents and purposes and larges part of this city in the beltway empty out over the thanksgiving holiday next week. i'm told the president was very clear on taxes privately as he has been publicly in terms of the upper income americans getting higher rates or feeling some pain one way or the other. most see that as the place for the wiggle room. the president is open to suggestions on how to address entitlements. that, of course, is something republicans insist on. here's a little bit of the president from inside the roosevelt room this morning. >> we're all aware that we have some urgent busines
we have all sides of washington covered with mike viqueira at the white house. was any progress made today? >> reporter: they say they wren weren't real nxs per se. it was each side putting up their opening bid. it's clear they want to do something major this year, not just kick the can down the road. of course, they see themselves as having the upper hand. they want to press the political advantage. there will be discussions over the next several days. congress for all intents and...
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let's bring in my colleague at the white house, nbc's mike viqueira, former adviser to george bush and sarah feagin and doug thorn nell. welcome all. good to be with you. sarah, the colorado number is the one most striking. these provisional ballots has come in. it takes this country three weeks to count votes. it's a good thing we weren't waiting here. we've been through one of those. colorado, that's the one that surprised me. >> it surprised a lot of people. >> not a large african-american population. a hispanic population that is more conservative in nature, one that there was an expectation that romney, if he didn't win, was only going to lose by a point. >> i think both sides misread colorado. >> they both did. the obama campaign thought it would be razor close. >> there is a challenge which is we can't be down five or six points in states that used to be reliably republican. >> this is not very fun loving for colorado. >> or at least swing republican and expect to and expect a chance at a governing majority any time soon. we have a lot of work to do. the underlike tenets is youn
let's bring in my colleague at the white house, nbc's mike viqueira, former adviser to george bush and sarah feagin and doug thorn nell. welcome all. good to be with you. sarah, the colorado number is the one most striking. these provisional ballots has come in. it takes this country three weeks to count votes. it's a good thing we weren't waiting here. we've been through one of those. colorado, that's the one that surprised me. >> it surprised a lot of people. >> not a large...